butter1/ˋbʌtɚ; ˈbʌtə/n [U] a solid yellow food made from cream that you spread on bread or use in cooking 黄油﹐牛油: a slice of bread and butter 一片牛油面包Melt the butter in a pan. 把黄油放在锅里融化。
butter2v [T] to spread butter on something 涂牛油[黄油]于〔某物〕: hot buttered toast 涂了牛油的热吐司butter sb up phr v informal to say nice things to someone so that they will do what you want【非正式】奉承﹐讨好